Two wolves have traveled quite a distance already.
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Two of the wolves from Oregon that were released in Colorado have made their way to eastern Moffat County. Colorado Parks and Wildlife Public Information Officer Rachael Gonzales confirms today that recent wolf collar data shows that “two wolves have made some broad movements in the last week and indicates some wolves have recently moved from western Routt County into eastern Moffat County.”
Gonzales added, “It’s important to remember, location points are (at most) collected every four hours and data is downloaded every 16 hours. Wolves can and do move substantial distances between the four hours that points are collected, and the terrain and weather can impact when points are received. This data gives us an informed perspective of where wolves have been, but not where they are, and certainly not where they are going.”
Gonzales tells KRAI/Steamboat Radio News that, “CPW continues to work with livestock producers to provide conflict-mitigation techniques, and will continue to conduct outreach/education in areas that are likely to have wolves.”
She also sent a reminder of the new CPW Wolf Tracking Map that is updated monthly.
Gonzales also said to report credible wolf sightings on the Wolf Sighting Form on the CPW website. This is for anyone who has seen a wolf or seen wolf tracks. “CPW receives hundreds of reports of wolf sightings per year and while we cannot validate every informal sighting, our staff carefully reviews all credible reports submitted through our Wolf Sighting Form. We continue to encourage anyone who sees a wolf or wolf tracks to please submit a wolf sighting report form.”
We asked about sightings of any non-collared wolves in Moffat County and Gonzales said she will find out.
Read more here
Two of the wolves from Oregon that were released in Colorado have made their way to eastern Moffat County. Colorado Parks and Wildlife Public Information Officer Rachael Gonzales confirms today that recent wolf collar data shows that “two wolves have made some broad movements in the last week and indicates some wolves have recently moved from western Routt County into eastern Moffat County.”
Gonzales added, “It’s important to remember, location points are (at most) collected every four hours and data is downloaded every 16 hours. Wolves can and do move substantial distances between the four hours that points are collected, and the terrain and weather can impact when points are received. This data gives us an informed perspective of where wolves have been, but not where they are, and certainly not where they are going.”
Gonzales tells KRAI/Steamboat Radio News that, “CPW continues to work with livestock producers to provide conflict-mitigation techniques, and will continue to conduct outreach/education in areas that are likely to have wolves.”
She also sent a reminder of the new CPW Wolf Tracking Map that is updated monthly.
Gonzales also said to report credible wolf sightings on the Wolf Sighting Form on the CPW website. This is for anyone who has seen a wolf or seen wolf tracks. “CPW receives hundreds of reports of wolf sightings per year and while we cannot validate every informal sighting, our staff carefully reviews all credible reports submitted through our Wolf Sighting Form. We continue to encourage anyone who sees a wolf or wolf tracks to please submit a wolf sighting report form.”
We asked about sightings of any non-collared wolves in Moffat County and Gonzales said she will find out.
